"Haskel's
research has always been focused on understanding the real
world," said Tim
Feddersen, chair of the MEDS department and the Wendell
Hobbs Professor of MEDS. Benishay brought this knowledge to
a "much wider audience," Feddersen said, through a long-running
column in the Pioneer Press and in many TV, radio and
print interviews.

Benishay
said being "both a conservative and a liberal" is one of his
main accomplishments. He said he tries to bring that sense
of balance to his personal Web site, where one can read his
many movie reviews as well as articles on economics and health.